David Vlahov, RN, PhD, FAAN
Dean, School of Nursing
Professor, Department of Community Health Systems, UCSF School of Nursing
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF School of Medicine
Dean's Assistant: Mike Henseler
Telephone: (415) 476-1805
Email: mike.henseler@nursing.ucsf.edu
My areas of interest include: urban health, natural history of human immunodeficiency virus infections, transmission of HIV-1 infection HIV-1 infection injection drug users and prison inmates; medical complications of drug abuse; nosocomial infections; epidemiology of injuries; health care worker behaviors; mental health after disasters; social epidemiology; community based participatory research; program evaluation.
Department:
Office of the Dean / Administration
Current Areas of Teaching:
- Epidemiology
- Community/Public Health
- Healthcare Disparities
- Mental Health
Professional Activities:
- Executive Director, International Society for Urban Health
- Member, AACN Veterans Affairs Committee
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Urban Health
- Member, American Epidemiologic Society of America
- Host and Organizer, 9th International Conference on Urban Health, New York City
Selected Honors and Awards:
| 2011 | Elected, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
| 2011 | Elected Fellow, American Academy of Nursing |
| 2011 | Distinguished Alumni Award, Johns Hopkins University |
| 2002 | Alfred R. Lindesmith Drug Policy Award for Achievement in the Field of Scholarship |
| 1999 | Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| 1998 | Fellow, The New York Academy of Medicine |
Selected Publications:
- Manini AF, Nelson LS, Stimmel B, Vlahov D, Hoffman RS. (2012). Incidence of adverse cardiovascular events in adults following drug overdose. Academic Emergency Medicine, 2012 June 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01397.x. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22725631
- Bond KT, Jones K, Ompad DC, Vlahov D. (2012). Resources and interest among faith based organizations for influenza vaccination programs. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2012 May 24. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22623183
- Nandi A, Prescott MR, Cerda M, Vlahov D, Tardiff KJ, Galea S. (2012). Economic conditions and suicide rates in New York City. American Journal of Epidemiology, 175(6), 527-535. PMID: 22362583
- Kessler DA, Ortiz C, Grima K, Vlahov D, Nandi V, Jones R, Hillyer CD, Shaz BH. (2012). Cardiovascular disease risk assessment and prevention in blood donors. Transfusion, 2012 Feb 10. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03549.x. [Epub ahead of print]
- Goston JL, Caiaffa WT, de Souza Andrade AC, Vlahov D. (2012). Health behaviors and occupational stress of Brazilian civil servants living in an urban center. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2012 Jan 6. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22004. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22228199
Contact Info
Office Phone:
415-476-1805
Office Fax:
415-476-9707
Office Address:
2 Koret Way, Room N-319C
San Francisco, CA
94143-0604